Fairy tales, fables and folk tales

The Young Man Who Would Have His Eyes Opened

Advanced

7 min read

Once upon a time there lived a youth who was never happy unless he was prying into something that other people knew nothing about. After he had learned to understand the language of birds and beasts, he discovered accidentally that a great deal took place under cover of night which mortal eyes never saw. From […]

The Revenge of Josiah Breeze

Charles Skinner
North American

Intermediate

6 min read

Two thousand Cape Cod fishermen had gone to join the colonial army, and in their absence the British ships had run in shore to land crews on mischievous errands. No man, woman, or child on the Cape but hated the troops and sailors of King George, and would do anything to work them harm. When […]

The Boy Bathing

Aesop’s Fables
Greek

Intermediate

1 min read

A Boy was bathing in a river and got out of his depth, and was in great danger of being drowned. A man who was passing along a road heard his cries for help, and went to the riverside and began to scold him for being so careless as to get into deep water, but […]

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